IONOS Web Hosting Essential: Monthly Payment and Renewal
IONOS Web Hosting Essential is billed monthly: the first payment, at purchase, is the observed first-term price of $4.00/month; the page sets a 12-month minimum term, and the first-term price applies for 12 months. After that the published renewal price is $8.00/month, 100% more than the first-term price. Observed Last checked · Source · Methodology
Published price: $4.00/month, in USD as the source shows it · as shown in the United States on Oct 18, 2026 · prices are before tax, as the page states · no price change seen since Oct 14, 2026.
Cost over 1, 3 and 5 years
3 years: $240.00 · 5 years: $432.00
Paid within 3 years: $240.00; within 5 years: $432.00. Renewal is paid month by month at the renewal price.
| Period | Paid within the period | Months at the first-term price | Months at renewal price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | $48.00 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 years | $240.00 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 years | $432.00 | 12 | 48 |
Prices as shown on the provider’s page on Oct 18, 2026, in USD, without currency conversion. How we calculate · Compare the total cost across the section
What the plan includes
Unlimited websites · storage 100 GB · Free domain for 1 year 1 1 1 1
- Websites: Unlimited Published by the source “Unlimited websites”
- Storage: 100 GB Published by the source “Storage space 100 GB 200 GB 350 GB 500 GB”
- Domain included: free for 1 year Published by the source “Free domain for 1 year 1 1 1 1”
- Mailboxes: 1 Published by the source “Standard access to server resources 1 email address”
- Renewal term: not stated on the pricing page
Each line is the provider’s own wording, read on Oct 18, 2026, from the provider’s pricing page; what is not on that page is shown as not stated.
Price history and how we checked
6 checks since Oct 14, 2026 · no price change
How we got this number
- What we read: the published price on www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting
- Checked: ; tracked since Oct 14, 2026
- Shown in: the United States
- Checks so far: 6 checks on 5 days since Oct 14, 2026
- What changed: no price change since Oct 14, 2026
- Page updated:
Changes
- — First check: $4.00/month
Essential Save 60% $10 $ 4 /month with a 1-year term Then only $8 /month
Record history 12 records for 2 questions
- Last record
- Shown in
- the United States
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026 | $4.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $4.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $4.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $4.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $4.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $4.00/month | Observed |
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026 | $8.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $8.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $8.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $8.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $8.00/month | Observed |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $8.00/month | Observed |
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Other measured facts and data files
1 fact · JSON and CSV downloads
| Question | Answer | Checked | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What does IONOS Web Hosting Essential cost per month at renewal, after the first term? | $8.00/month | Observed |
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